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Penghu in Taiwan

The Penghu Islands, also known as Pescadores (from Portuguese: "fishermen") are an archipelago off the western coast of Taiwan. They are in the Taiwan Strait. The Archipelago is made up of 90 small islands and islets. It covers an area of 141 square kilometres (54 sq mi).

The whole archipelago forms Penghu County under Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. The archipelago and the island of Taiwan together formed the former Japanese territory of Formosa.

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  • Penghu 201506

    Northern islands of Penghu (the Pescadores)

  • Hoko Prefectural Office

    Hōko Prefecture Government building

  • Txu-oclc-6557994-index-451

    The Pescadores (1950)

  • South Penghu Marine National Park (10)

    Columnar basalt at South Penghu Marine National Park

  • NPU - Education Building

    National Penghu University of Science and Technology

  • 尖山發電廠

    Chienshan Power Plant

  • Chi-me airport

    Qimei Airport

  • 臺灣澎湖馬公 松島艦遭難紀念碑 Memorial to the cruiser Matsushima located in Penghu, TAIWAN in 1908

    Original 1908 memorial to the cruiser Matsushima pictured. Modern park memorial in Magong City, Penghu, Taiwan.

  • Double-Heart of Stacked Stones 20150721

    Double-Heart of Stacked Stones

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Islas Pescadores para niños

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